Himes' policies not good for the average American

Published 6:23 am, Friday, April 6, 2012

To the Editor:

Thanks to the writer from New Canaan for giving even more support to my points that Jim Himes' policies are hurting the economy. They really don't care and don't get it that $4 gas hurts us. It gives them a sense of comfort to suggest that no one else knows what they are talking about when we think we should be expanding oil production to (1) put more Americans to work and (2) make affordable the life blood of our economy.

She cites statistics of increased production as if Himes has anything to do with them when all he has ever done is vote against common sense initiatives to make us energy independent. Sorry but wind, solar, algae, and Mexican jumping beans might be nice alternatives several decades down the road, but right now we need to stick with what works, especially in this economy. Perhaps if you live in a seven-figure home in plush New Canaan and Cos Cob you don't mind as much, but when gas, home heating oil, and food bills are up over $5,000 for the average family it is devastating to most of us.

Now this isn't the only poor policy Himes' has stuck to us. Anyone notice the mailer from a local small bank in the past few weeks? How they no longer allow point of purchase transactions using their bank cards? Well you can thank Jim Himes for that directly as this is a result of the Dodd-Frank legislation he helped pass. It places fees on these popular card swipe transactions that only the big banks can absorb because they can make up for it in hidden fees on their myriad of products. It promises to make our local banks and credit unions much less competitive with the big banks that are Himes' primary donors. Left unchecked, one day the regional banks will be a thing of the past and you will only have the choice of a few big banks like JP Morgan Chase, a big Himes contributor, who recently told the public they could only make money from customers with over $100,000 in their accounts.Thanks Jim.

The supporter of this nonsense points out that my last name as same as one of Himes' opponents. For the record, there is no relation and I haven't decided who I might vote for in the fall, but it certainly won't be Himes. His policies, only to name a few here, might find favor of a few high-minded elitists, but they are not in America's best interest.